Goals vs. Wishes

At the Summit Conference there was a whole session on "Start with a Dream, End with a Goal" led by Chris Hogan

I have heard many of the things Chris talked about at various talks by various people but Chris made some really good points really clear.

According to Chris "Goals that work must...

Be specific

Be measurable

Have a time limit

Be yours

Be in in writing"

No only did Chris talk about knowing the steps you were going to take to reach your goals but he also talked about the things you were willing to give up to reach those goals. The latter really hit home with me.

If you want to workout more are you willing to give up some sleeping in time each morning to get your sweat on?
If you want to read more books about becoming a great leader, parent, team member, Christian, etc. are you willing to give up some tv time?
If you want to pay off credit cards are you willing to give up vacation this year...and next year...and the next?
If you want to go back to college to get your degree are you willing to give up time with your family and friends to attend classes at night or online?

Deciding what you are willing to give up in order to reach your goals made me really think about things in a whole new way!!! When you realize what you are going to have to GIVE UP to get what you really want in life it starts to make things very real, very fast.